Stephen Russell wrote: > On Nov 16, 2007 7:03 AM, Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Stephen Russell wrote: >> >>> Oh and who would save data in a dbf when you have xml that is >>> consumable in so many other applications? >>> >>> >> And is hugely verbose and insecure? >> > > What part of secure is a dbf part of? > > Secondly tags are just tags. >
If security is a concern, you shouldn't be using DBFs in the first place! I'm convinced that a web database, with ever increasing gains of network piping to the internet, is the way to go. That way, your browser apps and smart client apps can both hit the same database on the web. Yes, there are some places where they're not connected, but the majority of folks are going to be (if not already), imo. -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
